SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 38

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 13 Feb 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q38

Government of India Act of 1935 had ___________ schedules.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. 10.

The Government of India Act of 1935, a landmark piece of legislation passed by the British Parliament, had 10 schedules. It also contained 321 sections, making it the longest Act passed by the British Parliament at the time. The schedules provided detailed provisions on various aspects of the proposed federal structure, provincial autonomy, and the distribution of powers between the center and the provinces. Many of the Act's provisions and structural elements, including the concept of schedules, later influenced the drafting of the Constitution of India.